diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index b2a50dd..2fdd3a9 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>        
-        <version>2.7</version>
+        <version>2.8</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>${jdk.version}</source>
           <verbose>false</verbose>